J. ARMAND BOMBARDIER FOUNDATION ANNUAL ACTIVITY

J. ARMAND
BOMBARDIER
FOUNDATION
ANNUAL ACTIVITY
REPORT 2013-2014
THE
STITCHING
Club Pionnier des Laurentides’
50th anniversary
Clin d’oeil Design
Totally Genius exhibition
BRP half-marathon
Entendre la couleur exhibition,
by C. Young Bates
VEHICLE
ENTHUSIASTS
AND COLLECTORS
Festi-Neige
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
Eureka! Festival
BOMBARDIER, BRP AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES
Festival des traditions
du monde de Sherbrooke
Leadership : From a
hero culture to a team
culture workshop
COLLABORATING
ORGANIZATIONS
Grand Prix Ski-Doo®
de Valcourt
Halloween
TOURISTS
Histoire en lumière exhibition,
by S. Klesen and D. Francoeur
Inauguration of the
three-millionth BRP Ski-Doo®
snowmobile assembled
in Valcourt
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Canada Games, Sherbrooke 2013
International Museums Day
National Philanthropy Day
Journées de la culture
Snow exhibition, Canadian
Museum of Civilization
EDUCATION SECTOR
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LIBRARY SUBSCRIBERS
ART-LOVERS
Christmas
March Break
ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTED BY THE
FOUNDATION
Gathering of Antique
Snowmobile Collectors
Réalités parallèles exhibition, by
G.-A. Massicotte, M. Potvin, and
S. Richer
CULTURAL SECTOR
Traces et impressions d’un
parcours nomade exhibition, by
P.-L. Tétreault
U-Turn, Towards Sustainable
Transportation exhibition
RECREATION AND
TOURISM SECTORS
Bottes Sorel et casques
de poil event
Open forum on capacity building
PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR
How to develop a culture of
innovation? workshop
Three lessons of the Turtle
workshop
Understanding Financial
Statements workshop
5 à 7 for emerging
non-profit leaders
Conferences series at the Library
Story-time in pyjama…
or flip-flops
Concert in the park with N’ti
Lire et faire lire workshop
Employees Social Action Day
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MISSION
VISION
The J. Armand Bombardier
Foundation, established in 1965,
has the mission to perpetuate the
humanitarian work of Joseph-Armand
Bombardier and contribute to the
fulfillment of Bombardier’s social
responsibility.
Dream... of a better world, where
everything is possible.
Believe... in oneself, in others, and in
the future.
Share... by innovating and showing
leadership for the well-being of the
community.
$5,399,930
in donations
155
$311,500 (6%)
Arts and culture
$2,147,242 (39%)
Community support
$1,442,688 (27%)
Education
organizations
supported
10,887
documents delivered to schools
and daycares as part of the
Accès-livre program
$1,498,500 (28%)
Healthcare
266 11 280
$13,500
in donations to 17 organizations
as part of the Employee Volonteer
Engagement Recognition Program
participants in the philanthropic
sector capacity building
activities
158
visits, meetings
and follow-ups
with grantees
25
outreach
activities in the
philanthropic
sector
20,474 164
visitors to the Museum
participants in
cultural activities
organized in Valcourt
5 192
visitors to the Cultural
Centre’s exhibitions
days of special programming in
our cultural institutions
GREAT
WEAVES
2
15
4
19
6
23
The Stitching
The Foundation’s Activities
and Audience
Our Knitting Pattern
Highlights
Tightly Knit
Message From the President
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The Stitches
Message From the
Executive Director
The Interweave
J. Armand Bombardier
Museum
The Creative Fibre
Yvonne L. Bombardier
Cultural Centre
The Weavers
Governance
24
The Knitting Bag
Administrative Services
8
26
14
28
The Loom
Philanthropic Activities
The Quilt
Cultural and Educational
Activities
A Sustainable Weave
Social Responsibility
Our Spinners
Partner Organizations
30
Our Knitters
Employees
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Tightly Knit
On February 18, 1964, my
father, Joseph-Armand
Bombardier, passed away
leaving us a wonderful legacy.
Fifty years later, beyond the
world-renowned industrial
heritage, his humanistic
vision persists and shines in
the J. Armand Bombardier
Foundation’s many facets.
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities
Values of excellence, commitment, and mutual aid,
so dear to my family, guide each of our activities
and form the common thread connecting the
Foundation’s educational, cultural, and philanthropic
components.
Each exhibition showcased in the J. Armand
Bombardier Museum is designed to pique one’s
curiosity, raise questions, and lead to discoveries
that encourage you to want to learn more.
For its part, the Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural
Centre brings the community together in an open
and inspiring location that provokes the imagination
and fosters literary, artistic, and friendly encounters.
Ultimately, the Foundation leaves its
philanthropic mark by working alongside
organizations that strive for the well-being and
development of our fellow citizens.
The depth of relations we hold with our various
communities is the result of our genuine interest in
hearing their needs and taking action that respects
the realities of each. The Foundation is therefore
constantly evolving and growing with its partners,
while maintaining the close bonds it has established
over the years.
This progress is made possible by a committed
Board of Governors with varied skills and
experience. I thank those governors very sincerely
for their generosity and invaluable counsel.
I would also like to highlight the contributions
of our employees whose knowledge and attitude
mingle so well to give the Foundation’s personality
its daily expression.
These are bonds that unite us strongly, and we
have sought to reflect them throughout this annual
report. The best image to illustrate them can be
found in the expression tightly knit.
Janine Bombardier
president
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The Stitches
Our team took on the challenges of the past
year with enormous energy. On the eve of the
Foundation’s 50th anniversary, we are skillfully
combining the enthusiasm of a second youth with
the experience of the past to seize the opportunities
in going beyond our comfort zone and exploring
new horizons. In 2013-2014, we placed our energies
and emphasis on seeking greater organizational
efficiency.
Together, we have found solutions to optimize
our work methods and resources, thus working
within a structure that is always more dynamic,
open, and effective. Together, we have knit and
crocheted with incredible dexterity, internally
to remain alert and mobilized and externally to
multiply our partnerships.
Our network of collaborators has indeed been
enriched with the launch of our project to renew
the J. Armand Bombardier Museum. Completely
rethinking a museum, from infrastructure to
content, is no small task! To start in the right
direction, we knocked on several doors, which when
opened, judiciously guided our choices. Bolstered
by this collective intelligence, the new Museum
project is all the more relevant and daring. In this
passionate adventure, the Executive President of the
Foundation, Nicole Beaudoin, is working tirelessly.
Her support is invaluable to me and I am immensely
grateful.
The Foundation’s bonds with the community
have been its leitmotif from the start. Our
connections with educational institutions, science
clubs, and other museums have been strengthened.
Our philanthropic weave runs deeper than ever. I
also leaded the emergence of the Valcourt 2030
project, bringing a group of stakeholders in the
municipal, corporate, and recreotouristic worlds,
to work together and generate citizen interest in a
common vision of development for Valcourt.
Finally, I would like to thank our employees for
their significant involvement in all our activities.
Their attention to detail, welcoming attitude, and
know-how make them a team of which I am very
proud. I would also like to thank the governors, who
guide the strategies of the Foundation and thus
facilitate its diversification and growth.
Lyne Lavoie
executive director
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THE LOOM
Artistic camps at Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Open forum on non-profit capacity building
Imagine the bonds woven by the Foundation with its many
communities like a knitted fabric—one whose stitches become
stronger with each partnership and which finds its colour in the
different generations of organizations that we support, from front-line
services to social innovation.
These close bonds are reflected in the Foundation’s new Web
site, launched in 2013. Our goal was to ensure it expressed our
philanthropic personality, opening a larger window on our methods
and interests as well as the resources we’ve made available to
organizations. It is more than a business card—it is an invitation to get
in touch directly with the members of our team.
A major component of the new Web site is the portal 1, place des
Savoirs, a marketplace of philanthropic and community knowledge,
accessible to everyone, where resources, references, and suggested
readings on issues affecting our milieu are offered. The portal is
designed to become a discussion forum for organizations that are keen
on sharing new knowledge.
Aware of our limits and seeking to surpass them, we strengthened
our projects with external expertise identified during our various
meetings and encounters. Such cooperation enables us to extend
and refine our work, and to explore new possibilities. This was the
case this year with the launch of the Yvonne L. Bombardier Graduate
Scholarship in Visual Arts.
Responding to a key value at the Foundation, the scholarship
supports up-and-coming visual artists in Québec and is the fruit of
collaboration between the Philanthropic Activities Department and the
Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre. A first scholarship was awarded
in spring 2014, thanks to the careful review of submissions by our
selection committee of university and arts community representatives.
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Philanthropic Activities
Did you know?
171 hours were devoted to visits,
meetings, and follow-ups with
organizations—the equivalent
of crossing Lac Saint-Jean while
swimming 26 times!
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Development of
Organizational Capacity
A good move!
The popularity and appeal of this program does not stop growing,
confirming organizations’ appetite for learning, development, and
sharing. By meeting these needs, the Foundation is pursuing new
avenues that take it to the heart of the community.
On the strength of past experience, we based the program
on customized workshops, in cooperation with experienced and
successful teachers who are sensitive to our particular challenges.
Each subject was viewed through the prism of social innovation, in the
hope of demystifying emerging concepts.
We have also explored non-traditional knowledge-sharing
techniques, in which participants are far from passive and instead
participate in co-creating the training session. Open forums,
prototyping, and training in action are several examples.
Organizations’ enthusiasm was evident in the high number of
registrations, leading us to offer an additional training session and
open more activities to the entire sector.
Organizations often express the desire to have access to places
of reflection, dialogue, and networking. We agree that it’s important
to step back from daily operations to feed the mind, imagine unusual
possibilities, and meet increasingly complex challenges.
In that spirit, we imagined a new training cohort on the culture of
change, a personalized model of guidance over several months, which
will be launched in 2014 and will involve a dozen or so organizations
that want to review their methods in depth.
In its desire to explore
and better understand
creativity and the
transfer of knowledge,
our Philanthropic
Activities team added
the services of André
Fortin as our Social
Innovator in Residence.
By testing novel
techniques and juggling
various concepts,
we developed the
underpinnings of a new
training cohort, in codesign mode.
Prototyping activity as part of the How to develop a culture of innovation? workshop
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Exeko
6500
5
1000+
beneficiaries and participants
major programs
partners and collaborators
Intervention dans le cadre du programme idAction mobile
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Community Support
The Foundation is privileged to rub
shoulders with people who are changing
the world every day with the solutions
they imagine, the actions they take,
and the values they share. By joining
them in their commitment, the
Foundation participates in a social
transformation that creates a more
inclusive community and values the
contribution of each person.
Exeko is a young organization that already
has a strong track record—with the mission to
foster the inclusion and development of the most
marginalized populations through innovation in
culture and education. Complementing the resources
that promote the physical and mental well-being of
vulnerable people, Exeko joins forces with front-line
organizations to develop critical thinking through
cultural and intellectual mediation.
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Philanthropic Activities
The organization brings philosophy to the street,
prisons, and Aboriginal communities, with creative
activities, citizen lectures, and discussions on major
issues facing humanity. As such, it builds bridges
that open access to knowledge and culture, giving
concrete expression to Article 27 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights: “Everyone has the
right to freely participate in the cultural life of the
community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific
advancement and its benefits.”
One of Exeko’s strengths is its partnership work
while respecting the expertise of each member. The
organization does not hesitate to push collaborations
further, including in reviews of its own practices and
future perspectives.
Impressed by the tangible results in vulnerable
people of the use of a conceptual discipline often
considered minimally accessible, the Foundation
chose to participate in this unusual solution that is
destined to great success.
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Healthcare
Health is a sector in which needs are
growing exponentially. Conscious of the
challenges faced by the Canadian public
in the coming years, the Foundation
supports several large institutions,
focusing particularly on research, the
purchase of high-tech equipment, and
the improvement of patient care.
Two researchers at the Sunnybrook Research
Institute (SRI) are at the leading edge of the
battle against the next big epidemic confronting
the medical community: dementia. The work of
doctors Isabelle Aubert, Principal Researcher at
the SRI, and Kullervo Hynynen, Head of the SRI’s
Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics,
focuses as much on the development of new
medication and therapy as on technologies that
enable the efficient transfer of such medication
from the patient’s blood to brain.
It is in fact very difficult for physicians to cross
the blood-brain barrier, which acts as a protective
fortress for the brain, to treat the affected area.
Dr. Hynynen proposes the use of ultrasound guided
by magnetic resonance to cross the barrier and
administer the new medication developed by
Dr. Aubert.
The results of this research will have
spectacular effects on the quality of life of patients
as the disease’s progression is slowed and their
autonomous life without symptoms is lengthened.
Progress is encouraging and is paving the way
to clinical applications in the near future, not only
for treating Alzheimer’s disease and dementia but
also for the non-invasive ablation of brain tumours.
The multiple and imminent uses of this research
motivated our decision, in 2011, to partner with the
Sunnybrook Hospital.
Professor Kullervo Hynynen
Sunnybrook Hospital
10000
1 MILLION
278
employees
patients per year
researchers
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Education
Pursuing a tradition of research and
innovation initiated by Joseph-Armand
Bombardier, the Foundation supports
novel educational projects that enhance
academic success and experience at all
levels. It also supports post-secondary
studies through scholarship programs.
Québec is an aeronautic hub. It is home to
about 20 equipment manufacturers and principal
contractors; close to 240 small and medium-sized
businesses, subcontractors, and product and
service suppliers; and several specialized training
programs.
In 2007, the Foundation made a donation for a
virtual test stand project for students of the École
nationale d’aérotechnique (ENA), a campus of
Collège Édouard-Montpetit. After several months
of unsuccessful work with a specialized firm, the
project was taken back and developed by teachers
of the Collège. By sticking to the needs of ENA
students, they created a unique pedagogical tool.
The simulator enables students to conduct
compliance tests on a virtual turbo shaft and
therefore be able to diagnose problems and better
understand how the system operates.
In 2013, convinced of the ingenuity of the
teaching team, the Foundation gave a new
donation dedicated this time to making two new
engines virtual: a virtual-piston engine and a
turbocharge-type engine.
The virtual test stand is a novel pedagogical
tool that enriches the student experience while
fostering the development of local educational
technology that promotes the expertise of
professors at the Collège, in cooperation with the
main stakeholders in aeronautics.
Mario Carpentier, Guy Desautels, Daniel Saint-Jean, and Jean-Louis Neault, developers of the test stand
Collège Édouard-Montpetit
7000
students at Collège Edouard-Montpetit,
including 1300 at the ENA.
In addition to being used as part of the
teaching curriculum at ENA, the virtual test
stand is also used by students pursuing a
bachelor degree in aerospace engineering at
École Polytechnique.
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Arts & Culture
The arts and culture are vectors of the
senses, facilitators of social cohesion,
and creators of vitality. They are essential
to the growth of communities, and they
strengthen our capacity to act and invent
new ways of seeing and interacting with
our world. By fostering access to the arts
and culture, the Foundation provides a
gateway for people to develop their
sense of belonging to something larger
than themselves.
The internationally renowned Centre d’arts
Orford (CAO) is above all a music academy that
provides high-level training for young musicians
from around the world who are about to start
their professional career. They enjoy professional
instruction in the form of highly-skilled internships
and master’s classes.
Around 2010, with the arrival of Québec
orchestra conductor Jean-François Rivest as Artistic
Director, the CAO overhauled its instructional
program to add a humanist vision to its technical
approach to the art. New orchestral programs
were also established to meet a need expressed
by numerous students, while promoting one of
the pillars of the Québec music community, which
has trained a whole generation of leading young
orchestra conductors.
In addition to the activities of the academy, the
CAO is also a major player in staging cultural events
in the Eastern Townships. Every summer, the Orford
Festival offers more than 60 concerts by renowned
musicians and orchestras and by its academy’s
masters and students. Added to the program this
year are the Beaux concerts de la relève and Orford
sur la route—concerts organized in cooperation with
neighbouring municipalities.
Since 1987, the Foundation has been supporting
a scholarship program fostering access to the
academy to help talented young musicians afford
the costs of their study at Orford.
Centre d’arts Orford
400
60
40
students per year
professors
practice studios
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THE QUILT
It is indeed a tightly knit team that works on behalf of
the Museum and Cultural Centre to provide visitors
with a high-quality and rewarding program in Valcourt.
While the two institutions are located on independent
sites, their association enhances the visitor experience
and fosters exchange, entertainment, and education.
Cultural days, lectures, spring break, and
theatrical performances are just some of the ways
our institutions demonstrate their personalities and
share their employees’ talents. Visitors benefit from
this synergy, which fosters creativity and an original
program.
Creativity is also evident in the new communication
tools developed overthe past year, drawing on the
idea of integrating the many activities offered by
the Museum and Cultural Centre within an overall
strategy whose impact is reinforced. The process may
appear simple but in fact requires concerted effort and
enormous cooperation among everyone involved.
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THE
INTERWEAVE
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The J. Armand Bombardier Museum
A Strong Knit
Stitch by stitch, the J. Armand Bombardier Museum
expands its service so that youth, families, neophytes,
and experts can all discover new facets of the
history of Joseph-Armand Bombardier, his inventions,
and his legacy.
In 2013-2014, many new features strengthened
the institution’s ties with the community and the
preservation of the region’s industrial and social
history, particularly through public presentation
of the three-millionth BRP Ski-Doo® snowmobile
assembled in Valcourt.
We also tested new means and tools of
communication to better share and promote the
work of Joseph-Armand Bombardier. For example,
we participated in the new Forum Génération
INC., which offers advice to young entrepreneurs.
Three Québec models are held up as examples,
one of which is Joseph-Armand Bombardier.
Both as inventor and businessman, the Valcourt
native continues to inspire many thanks to his
perseverance, passion, optimism, and creativity. As
an entrepreneurial model, his work remains current,
and we make it a point of honour to apply six
business principles for success inspired by the life of
this great man within our own institution.
A good move!
The museology team
stabilized 82.5% of the
vehicle collection in the
past year. Stabilization
involves three steps:
cleaning, oil and
other fluid changes,
and stopping active
corrosion.
Six business principles for success drawn
from the experience of Joseph-Armand
Bombardier:
1. Turn your passion into a career.
2. Research, test, fail, try again.
3. Enrich your community through
entrepreneurship.
4. Innovate or become obsolete.
5. Persevere—because “overnight”
success takes years to achieve.
6. Above all, do it well!
Did you know?
If all the objects of the Museum’s collection were
piled one on top of the other, they would create a
tower 337.7 metres high—equal to the Tianjin Tower
in China!
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Exhibitions
and Education
From May 2013 to March 2014, we hosted the
exhibition U-Turn, Towards Sustainable Transportation,
created by the Biosphere, which examined the
use of polluting energy in transportation and
alternatives offered by green energies. The
exhibition involved a first collaboration with the
École de technologie supérieure de Montréal (ÉTS),
providing us the opportunity to showcase an EVO.
The partnership was enhanced with the
exhibition Totally Genius, which we inaugurated
in April 2014. Two prototypes of green energy
vehicles developed by students were included in
the exhibition: Omer, a submarine powered by
humans; and Chinook, a wind-energy vehicle. Totally
Genius also included part of an exhibition from the
Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame,
a collaboration with the Canadian Science and
Technology Museum.
We added a youth corner to the Museum—the
Clin d’œil Design—to make children aware of the
creative process, from sketching to designing a
vehicle. Brainstorming, drawings, the study of
colour, and scale models from our collection and
archives are all introduced.
For each of these new features, our educational
team prepared a guided tour, workshops, and
activities—both in French and English—to enhance
the visitor experience for youth and adults.
An important update has also been made
to our programs for cycles two and three of the
elementary school level in agreement with the
school curriculum established by the Ministère de
l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport.
A good move!
Our team of guides has revamped
the Grand jeu. Based on the
snakes-and-ladders approach, this
game of questions lets children
learn more about the Museum’s
exhibitions playfully. The guides
have conceptualized, animated, and
energized the game to encourage
more participation and learning,
especially for children in elementary
cycles two and three.
ÉTS’s low fuel
consumption vehicle, EVO
Pierre Dumouchel (ÉTS),
Fernand Proulx (SMSTC),
Lyne Lavoie, and Marcel
Trudel (spokesperson
for the exhibition) at the
inauguration of Totally Genius
Summer programming
at the Museum
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — J. Armand Bombardier Museum
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A good move!
The Museum received the donation of a pin
that Joseph-Armand Bombardier had given to
his employees as a sign of appreciation on the
10th anniversary of his company, Auto-Neige
Bombardier. There are only about 20 of the pins
in existence, as they were given only to those
employees who had been with the company
since it started.
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Collection
Our team works with several museum institutions
around the world. The work of Joseph-Armand
Bombardier and his contribution to the snowmobile
industry are of great interest. This year, we
participated in the exhibition Santa’s House of
Snowmobiles in Finland and the exhibition Corporate
Museum – its Heritage in Japan.
We also contributed to the exhibition Snow
whose inauguration took place at the Canadian
Museum of Civilization in Gatineau. Two vehicles
from the Museum were exhibited. Similarly,
we loaned artifacts and archive documents to
the Musée de Kamouraska between May and
October 2013.
For the first time, we participated in SainteAgathe-des-Monts’ Festi-Neige, with vehicles
from our collection, and the 50th anniversary of
the Club Pionnier des Laurentides. The activities
helped us become better known among an
expanded audience of avid snowmobile and
history enthusiasts—just before Valcourt fête l’hiver
activities at the Museum.
Did you know?
We have 860 linear metres
of documents in our
archives, which is equal to
the longest beaver dam in
the world, at Wood Buffalo
National Park in western
Canada!
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Increased visibility
A good move!
The giant puppet-making activity
with the Théâtre de la Dame de
Cœur during Valcourt’s winter festival
was very popular. Youth and adults
alike played puppet master for a few
magical hours.
We were one of the partners of the Canada
Summer Games, which took place in Sherbrooke
last August. Among other activities, we organized
a special exhibition in the Museum’s restoration
workshop. We were able to count on the invaluable
cooperation of BRP for the event, which loaned us
scale models.
In January 2014, the Museum rolled out the
yellow carpet to unveil the three-millionth Ski-Doo®
snowmobile assembled in Valcourt by BRP. The
snowmobile was donated by our partner and joins
the millionth and two-millionth ones already in our
collection. They are superb artifacts that highlight
the importance of this industry to the region. The
attendance of several retired employees of BRP who
helped assemble the three snowmobiles added a
heartfelt touch to the event. The enthusiasm was
felt right up to the Grand Prix Ski-Doo® de Valcourt,
when many enthusiasts came to satisfy their
curiosity and admire our new acquisition.
In addition, we increased the presence of our
institution in social media, particularly Facebook
and Twitter. A few noteworthy events took place
during the year, including the 50th anniversary of
the death of Joseph-Armand Bombardier, which
demonstrated people’s attachment to the history
of this extraordinary man. That particular occasion
marked the most viewed, liked, and shared event
since the creation of our Facebook page.
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Small machine,
big success
Just before the Valcourt fête l’hiver event at the
J. Armand Bombardier Museum, we introduced a
miniature version of the first Ski-Doo® snowmobile
of 1961. Both in social media and our institution,
the little machine enjoyed immense popularity.
Théâtre de la Dame de Coeur’s
giant puppets
José Boisjoli (BRP), Lyne Lavoie, Karine
Vallières (MNA for Richmond), Renald
Chênevet (Mayor of Valcourt), and
Mario Landry at the presentation of the
three-millionth snowmobile
Miniature reproduction of the 1961
Ski-Doo® snowmobile
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — J. Armand Bombardier Museum
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THE CREATIVE
THREAD
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Jacquard Exhibitions
to Warm the Soul
By expanding its invitation list and opening exhibition launches and
activities to the general public, the Cultural Centre makes art in
all its forms more accessible. Our team spared no effort this year
to present unique exhibitions—ones with works that burst with
colour and took their viewers to all corners of the world, discovering
illumination and the realist movement.
Exhibition programming now includes a complementary activity
component that promotes contact between art lovers, neophytes,
and artists. The Rendez-vous artistiques started with the exhibitions
Entendre la couleur and Histoires en lumière. The latter held its appeal
in a particular style infused with ancient techniques, which genuinely
piqued the curiosity. The success of the Rendez-vous was also
evident in the exhibition Réalités parallèles. The figurative art of the
trio Potvin-Richer-Massicotte delighted viewers, and the imagination
and poetry of Manon Potvin won their hearts.
Each artistic meeting enabled our team to innovate and offer
all the more original and unifying activities. The formula combining
artistic demonstrations, guided presentations of works, and cultural
activities, a winning formula for the Valcourt community. A good
example was the lecture on Owl’s Head, a mythic mountain that
appears in several of the works of Catherine Young Bates.
A momentous occasion at the Centre this year was our welcome
of the first recipient of the Yvonne L. Bombardier Scholarship for
graduate studies in the visual arts, Sara A.Tremblay, whose work
will appear in a future exhibition at the Centre. We will be able to
discover the fruits of her artistic imagination in January 2015.
A good move!
The choice of artists
from the Eastern
Townships enabled
us to build on their
presence to develop
attractive activities
directly related to
the art world. The
simultaneous exhibition
of several artists also
enhances the visitor
experience at our
one location.
Did you know?
Eight hundred nails and magnets
were used to hang the 302 works
of art exhibited during the year—
the equivalent of about two nails
and one painting per day!
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Exhibitions
Trace et impressions d’un parcours nomade
Pierre-Léon Tétreault
May 26 to September 3, 2013
Painter Pierre-Léon Tétreault charmed our visitors
with his modern art full of references to primitive
art from Asian, African, and Amerindian cultures.
Originally from Québec, this Costa Rican by
adoption took us to the four corners of the world
with the exhibition of a monumental mosaic of
49 vibrantly coloured drawings, wood engravings,
screen printings, lithographies, and mixed
techniques.
Entendre la couleur
Catherine Young Bates
September 28 to December 15, 2013
Renowned landscape and figurative painter
Catherine Young Bates, represented by
commissioner Monique Nadeau-Saumier, presented
her first major individual exhibition in the Eastern
Townships, her adopted region and constant source
of inspiration. Audiences were hypnotized by
her still life paintings, which display exuberantly
coloured landscapes, and by her Icarus series, which
illustrates semi-human, semi-avian beings flying
over magnificent panoramas of the region.
Histoires en lumière
Sophie Klesen and Denyse Francoeur
September 28 to December 15, 2013
Artists Sophie Klesen and Denyse Francoeur
succumbed to the ancestral technique of
illumination, which highlights Judeo-Christian
history. As inheritors of this tradition, they revive
calligraphy and colour with a passion for drawing.
Thanks to their work, neophytes can discover the
splendours of this art.
Réalités parallèles
Guy-Anne Massicotte, Manon Potvin
and Suzanne Richer
January 26 to April 20, 2014
Art in this exhibition was expressed through
various currents of the realist movement in the
work of three artists: Guy-Anne Massicotte,
Manon Potvin, and Suzanne Richer. Each one
succeeded in immersing us in their universe:
Guy-Anne Massicotte by her clear, refined, and
direct canvases; Manon Potvin by her representations
of life as she imagines it beyond what the human
senses can perceive; and Suzanne Richer by the
omnipresence of nature’s beauty through her
highlighting of transparency and bubbles in
her paintings.
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre
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Friendly and Accessible
Literary Pleasures
Providing a dynamic customer experience is the main focus of
the Cultural Centre’s Library. In consultation with its users, the
Library renovated its facilities and acquired new furniture this year.
Subscribers can now read periodicals and newspapers on site, in a
more comfortable setting. Readers can also enjoy a magnificent view
of the park.
Starting this year, the Library entered the digital age, offering a new
digital book lending service for those with computers, tablets, readers,
or smart phones. More than 200 loans have already been made. The
current collection includes about 100 titles, and it gives readers the
opportunity to borrow books from home and to consult the Universalis
encyclopedia online at any time. Library users can count on specially
trained employees to help them with this service.
The sale of used books is now offered year round and has enabled
curious readers to regularly consult titles that are for sale. In addition,
book lovers have been encouraged to share publications during
the summer season through the Book Box, located in the park and
supplied both by the Library and citizens. This initiative has enjoyed
considerable success. The Accès-livre program is a mainstay for
providing children with access to thematic collections, proposed by
teachers, which the documentation technician selects for them with
care. Our commitment to this program makes us an essential partner
to schools.
A good move!
The Valcourt team
is developing a new
generation library.
By organizing cultural
and literary activities
and by offering a digital
option, it is transforming
the Library into a
connected site and a
friendly location for
bringing the community
together.
Did you know?
Thirty-six thousand authors have
books in our Library—about 15 times
the population of Valcourt.
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Activities, Lectures,
and Training
The Cultural Centre’s park has become a genuine gathering place for
the community with a dynamic summer activity program, including
story-time in flip-flops, activities of the TD Summer Reading Club,
the N’ti group’s concert, and the Book Box. With more publicity in
local media, the Cultural Centre expects all the more enthusiastic
participants this summer.
In an effort to always remain close to our community, we have
developed partnerships in the organization of our lecture series. We
worked closely with the Centre d’action bénévole de Valcourt and
Appui Estrie for the lecture Laissez-nous vieillir with journalist Harold
Gagné. The collaboration enabled us to connect with an audience of
varied age groups. In total, about a dozen lectures were organized on
a variety of topics.
The Cultural Centre hosted several training sessions:
Leadership: From a Hero Culture to a Team Culture as part of National
Philanthropy Day for Eastern Townships organizations; a workshop
for volunteers of the Lire et faire lire program; and the activity Livres et
pixels to promote the new digital book lending service.
Our energetic cultural offer sparked the participation of school
groups and introduced them to various forms of art. Illumination
stimulated the artistic fibre in students of the École Odysée, who
contributed to the making of material used by the artists. Reserving
time slots for school groups to visit exhibitions and meet the artists
is clearly essential.
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre
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THE
WEAVERS
The Foundation is administered by an 11-member
Board of Governors, chaired by Janine Bombardier,
the eldest daughter of Joseph-Armand Bombardier.
The Board draws on the work of various committees
to manage current affairs of the Foundation:
• Executive Committee
• Donations Committee
• Investment Committee
• Compensation Committee
Montréal (QIM), a non-profit organization created
in 1999 that specializes in the management of
projects involving a multitude of stakeholders.
Working meetings, visits, and introductions
began immediately, enabling the architects to
implement the project’s Technical and Operational
Program and draw up a first architectural concept,
and enabling the designers to develop the concept
for a new permanent exhibition—concepts that
were enthusiastically approved by the governors.
New Member
In August 2013, a new governor joined the Board,
Pierre S. Pyun. A lawyer by profession, Mr. Pyun
served as a senior public servant for the federal
government for many years before joining
Bombardier. Mr. Pyun’s corporate experience and
expertise bring an informed and astute perspective
to the Foundation’s strategies.
Project in the Works
A major step was taken in plans for the Museum’s
renewal: the governors decided to rethink the
J. Armand Bombardier Museum in its entirety,
from infrastructure to content. This is a major
project that is about to see the light of day—an
exciting development that finds its roots in the
intense planning and preparatory work carried out
throughout the year: research by the firm CREO
on the theme of innovation within the Bombardier
and BRP entities has been submitted, a first
needs analysis on space has been carried out, and
feasibility studies and different scenarios have
been prepared.
The governors have been careful to surround
themselves with an expert and diversified team
to choose a design firm and an architectural firm,
following tender calls by invitation. After an indepth analysis of the submissions and candidates,
two firms were chosen. It was then necessary
to choose a professional resource capable of
coordinating the various players and to ensure,
among other things, respect for deadlines, budgets,
and all project deliverables. This is a complex
task requiring solid expertise and multiple skills
for which we chose the Quartier International de
From left to right, at the front: Nicole Beaudoin, Janine Bombardier, Roch A,
Fournier, Huguette B. Fontaine, and Gabriel B. Lopez. At the back: John Paul
Macdonald, France Bissonnette, Isabelle Bombardier, Diane Fontaine, and
Luc Bachand. Absent from the picture: Claire Beaudoin and Pierre S. Pyun.
A good move!
The donation policy was reviewed to
better reflect the Foundation’s current
philanthropic character, leading to
the adoption of a new version by the
Board of Governors.
Did you know?
The governors gave 420 hours to the Foundation—the
equivalent of three months of full-time volunteer work!
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THE KNITTING
BAG
A good move!
It would be difficult for a team
to perform without a secure
environment, opportunities for
growth, and the appropriate
equipment. From membership in a
prevention mutual to negotiation
of a new insurance plan, the
administrative team once again
was diligent in offering Foundation
employees a well-equipped tool box!
Handling the needles with dexterity, the
Administrative Services team ensures the quality
of the quilt formed by the Foundation’s many
activities. Behind the scenes, the team ensures that
each department has the resources and tools to
successfully carry out its projects.
Our employees are motivated and keen to excel.
The Foundation encourages this enthusiasm by
offering its various teams a variety of opportunities
for professional growth. The Administrative Services
group is never short of ideas when it’s time to
propose something new.
This year, employees are invited to reflect on the
attitudes that we choose to adopt when obstacles
get in our way. During a morning lecture, Christian
Vachon, founder of the foundation of the same
name and of the Relais du lac Memphrémagog,
shared his incredible story of how he overcame
his difference. It was an opportunity to discuss the
strengths required to overcome our limits and defy
preconceived ideas.
The annual Employees’ Learning Day is also an
ideal time to enrich our professional practices and
knowledge. The 2013 destinations were:
• Montréal Science Centre
• E
astern Bloc fab lab, where employees learned
about this emerging concept that seeks to
democratize technological knowledge
• G
alerie Art-Mûr, a contemporary art gallery
whose influence reaches across the country
thanks to its ingenious ideas
Did you know?
In a decidedly feminine
environment, the Administrative
Services team is the only team
within the Foundation that can
boast it achieves gender parity!
Employees’ Learning Day
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Administrative Services
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A good move!
How can an enormous
1200-lb. flying machine
be safely attached
to the ceiling of a
temporary exhibition
hall? That was the
challenge deftly met
by the maintenance
team, which
successfully assembled
and suspended a
reproduction of
Leonardo Da Vinci’s
famous machine.
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Space
Revisited
The Foundation counts on a maintenance team
whose talents include several green thumbs! This
team worked to create a new, more contemporary
landscape design using plants chosen for their
aesthetic value and durability. Taking care to
preserve the natural environment, particular
attention was paid to the health of the trees and the
rich aquatic life of the pond.
Some interior spaces were also redesigned.
This was the case for the Greniers d’Armand,
a warehouse that holds part of the Museum’s
collection as well as objects accumulated through
various exhibitions. An exhaustive inventory was
carried out to identify the objects the Foundation
could part with, thus freeing up more space for the
collection. This exercise led to the adoption of an
internal storage policy, for better use of our space.
Did you know?
The Foundation’s server offers
47 million times the space and
25 million times the memory than
the lunar excursion module (LEM)
of the Apollo program!
A good move!
Training, simplification, needs
analysis, programming, network
architecture… These are some of
the tasks that fall on the Foundation
network administrator as interactions
between the Foundation’s different
departments increase and new
technologies are put in place to meet
this need.
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Enhanced
Technology
The Foundation turned an important technological
page in adopting an IP telephony system, which
enables us to review our internal communications.
Much more than a simple telephone network, the
system gives access to various functions, such
as instant messaging, videoconferencing, and
file sharing. It also significantly lowers operating
costs and provides greater autonomy in system
administration.
This concern for increasing communications
also led to the addition of a Wi-Fi hub for Museum
visitors. To do this, we worked with the ZAP
Québec network, an Eastern Townships non-profit
organization providing a free wireless navigation
service.
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A SUSTAINABLE
WEAVE
A good move!
Being involved and
committed means
diving head first into the
life of our community.
It means affirming our
sense of belonging and
our desire to contribute
to the development of
our community. It gives
meaning and value to
our role as citizens.
And it is driven by the
pleasure of giving.
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Employees’
Social Action Day
The 2013 edition of our Social Action Day brought the Valcourt
community together around a common project: the renovation of
the second-hand, non-profit clothing shop that serves the entire
Valcourt region.
For the first time, the day was the result of a cooperative effort by
many stakeholders in the field. Indeed, local organizations were invited
to participate in the choice and preparation of the project and in the
tasks to be carried out during the day, which ended with a community
supper attended by 80 people, including 50 representatives of 20
different organizations.
Logistically, five committees shared the work:
• Renovation: painting and installing furniture in the shop
• Handiwork: collecting, sorting, and placing clothing
• Promotion : creating flyers and posters and distributing them in area
municipalities
• Kitchen: preparing lunch and the community supper
• Leadership: inviting organizations, managing volunteers, leading the
evening, including a fashion show with clothing from the shop.
This was a wonderful example of collaboration and nourishing the
Foundation’s roots in its immediate community. We learned about the
challenges that local organizations face, and we helped meet the real
needs expressed by the stakeholders involved.
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Ready When
the Time Comes
In 2009, the Foundation became involved in the Red Cross’s
Ready When the Time Comes program, donating the time of some
of its employees during major disasters. Following the tragedy in
Lac-Mégantic, seven of our employees went to the town to work
as volunteers, helping receive victims, assess needs, and record
statistics, among other tasks.
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Social Responsibility
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Robotique FIRST Québec
For the second consecutive year, Foundation employees chose to
support the Robotique FIRST Québec project with the proceeds of their
annual fundraising campaign. In addition to the usual benefit activities
and source deductions, many employees generously donated a day
of their wages. The campaign finishes in June 2014, and the amount
raised will be dedicated to Eastern Townships schools that participate
in the robotics project.
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Employee Volunteer
Engagement Recognition Program
To highlight their efforts, the Foundation offers a donation to support the
volunteer commitment of employees in the community, whether it is a
regular involvement or an occasional activity, such as a benefit walk.
This year, about half of our employees made their mark on the
community:
Andréane Gaudreault
Farha Foundation
Santropol Roulant
Maeva Dourthe
Mission Michael
Robotique FIRST Québec
Andrée Richer
Fondation En Cœur
Marlène Pawliw
Maison Au Diapason
Carole Richard
Maison Au Diapason
Martine Richard
Robotique FIRST Québec
Fondation de la recherche
sur le diabète juvénile
Chantal Raymond
Maison Au Diapason
Claudette Gravel
Maison Au Diapason
Colette Fugère
Association des Sourds de l’Estrie
Ginette Belley
Exeko
Guy Pépin
Maison Au Diapason
Josée Petit
Festival Cinéma du monde de
Sherbrooke
Madelaine Houde
Comité des usagers CSSS
Val-Saint-François
Ode Belzile
Maison Plein Cœur
Farha Foundation
Exeko
Sonia Labrecque
Maison Au Diapason
SOS Dépannage Granby et région
Leucan Montérégie
Sophie Charbonneau
Corporation du Vieux-Moulin
d’Ulverton
Correspondances d’Eastman
Michelle Nadeau
École Saint-Jean-Baptiste de
Roxton Falls
Lyne Lavoie
Maison Au Diapason
Business Volunteers
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THE
SPINNERS
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COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
ACCUEIL BONNEAU
Core mission support
ADAPTIVE SPORTS
FOUNDATION
Core mission support
ASSOCIATION D’ENTRAIDE
LE CHAÎNON
Long-term housing for vulnerable
women aged 50 and over
ASSOCIATION DES SOURDS
DE L’ESTRIE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE
DES PERSONNES APHASIQUES
Core mission support
ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE
POUR LES TROUBLES
D’APPRENTISSAGE
Core mission support
CENTRAIDE DU GRAND
MONTRÉAL
2013 fundraising campaign
FARHA FOUNDATION
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
LA PETITE MAISON DE LA
MISÉRICORDE
Core mission support
CENTRAIDE ESTRIE
2013 fundraising campaign
FONDATION D’AIDE DIRECTE –
SIDA MONTRÉAL
Core mission support
LA SOCIÉTÉ AMIS POUR TOI
Core mission support
CENTRAIDE
KRTB-CÔTE-DU-SUD
2013 fundraising campaign
CENTRAIDE LAURENTIDES
2013 fundraising campaign
CENTRE D’ACTION BÉNÉVOLE
VALCOURT ET RÉGION
Core mission support
Optimization of programs
CENTRE D’ENTRAIDE PLUS
DE L’ESTRIE
Core mission support
CENTRE DE SOLIDARITÉ
INTERNATIONALE
CORCOVADO
Construction and renovation
of schools in Guatemala
ASSOCIATION SPORTIVE
ET COMMUNAUTAIRE DU
CENTRE-SUD
Education and leisure program for
development of youth
CENTRE PHILOU
Core mission support
BROTHERS OF CHARITY
Adapted school transportation
in Peru
CORPORATION WAPIKONI
MOBILE
Core mission support
BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS
Core mission support
COUP DE POUCE JEUNESSE
DE MONTRÉAL-NORD
Place à l’entraide mobilization
project
BUTTERS FONDATION
Adapted facilities at Camp
Garagona
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY –
QUEBEC DIVISION
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
CANADIAN REDCROSS,
QUEBEC DIVISION
Ready when the Times Comes
volunteer action program
Emergency assistance to disaster
victims of Lac-Mégantic, Québec
Emergency assistance to disaster
victims of Typhoon Haiyan,
Philippines
CARREFOUR JEUNESSE-EMPLOI
DE CÔTE-DES-NEIGES
Monnaie Money financial
education program
CASIRA
Workers cooperative for women
in Guatemala
COALITION SHERBROOKOISE
POUR LE TRAVAIL DE RUE
Core mission support
CUISINE COLLECTIVE LE BLÉ
D’OR DE SHERBROOKE
Core mission support
CUISINES COLLECTIVES
BOUCHÉE DOUBLE
MEMPHRÉMAGOG
Core mission support
DESTA BLACK YOUTH
NETWORK
Desta Café project
DOCTORS OF THE WORLD
Montreal project
EMERGO RESPITES SERVICES
Core mission support
EN CŒUR, CHAPITRE ESTRIE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
EVA’S INITIATIVES
Core mission support
EXEKO
Core mission support
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Partner Organizations
FONDATION DESÉQUILIBRES
Train the trainer program
FONDATION DU
CARREFOUR DE SOLIDARITÉ
INTERNATIONALE
2012-2015 Major financing
campaign
FONDATION DU CENTRE
JEUNESSE DE LA MONTÉRÉGIE
Maison l’Escargot
FONDATION TEL-JEUNES
Parents counselling service
G.R.I.S. MONTREAL
Core mission support
GROUPE COMMUNAUTAIRE
L’ITINÉRAIRE
Core mission support
HERSTREET FOUNDATION
Core mission support
IMAGINE CANADA – QUÉBEC
Core mission support
INSTITUT DU NOUVEAU
MONDE
À go, on change le monde ! social
entrepreneurship program
JEUNES AU TRAVAIL
Core mission support
JEVI
Core mission support
JOVIA
Dr Clown pediatric program
KELLY SHIRES BREAST CANCER
FOUNDATION
Core mission support
LA CORDÉE TRANSIT DE JOUR
Core mission support
LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE
DE SAINT-HUBERT
Recognition of Mr. John Paul
Macdonald’s engagement
as a Governor
LA GRANDE TABLE
Core mission support
LA MAISON DU PARTAGE
D’YOUVILLE
Core mission support
LA MAISON MARGUERITE
Core mission support
LA TRAVERSÉE
Core mission support
L’ANCRE DES JEUNES
Core mission support
L’AUTRE ESCALE
Core mission support
LE GARDE-MANGER
POUR TOUS
Core mission support
LE PARADOS
Core mission support
LE PAS DE LA RUE
Core mission support
LE SAC À DOS
Core mission support
LES GRANDS FRÈRES ET LES
GRANDES SOEURS DE L’ESTRIE
School pairing program
LES OEUVRES DE CHARITÉ DES
SOEURS DE STE-CHRÉTIENNE
Health clinic in Rwanda
LES RÉPITS DE GABY
Core mission support
LEUCAN
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
MAISON DE LA FAMILLE
DE SHERBROOKE
Core mission support
MAISON DE LA FAMILLE
LES ARBRISSEAUX
Core mission support
MAISON DES JEUNES
L’INITIATIVE
Core mission support
MAISON PLEIN CŒUR
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
MAP MONTRÉAL
Core mission support
MILIEU ÉDUCATIF LA SOURCE
Core mission support
MOISSON ESTRIE
Core mission support
MOISSON MONTRÉAL
Core mission support
OEUVRE DE BIENFAISANCE
DE VALCOURT
Core mission support
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OEUVRE MARIE-BLAIS
Education support in Bolivia
ON THE TIP OF THE TOES
FOUNDATION
Core mission support
OXFAM QUÉBEC
Emergency assistance to disaster
victims of Typhoon Haiyan,
Philippines
PHILANTHROPIC
FOUNDATIONS CANADA
Support to foundations
PROMIS
Core mission support
QUEBEC BREAST CANCER
FOUNDATION
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
QUEBEC FOUNDATION FOR
THE BLIND
Leisure activities for blind of
visually impaired teens
QUEST
Food education and collective
kitchen
REFUGE DES JEUNES DE
MONTRÉAL
Dons d’avenirs major financing
campaign
REGROUPEMENT UN TOIT
POUR TOI
Inter-G project
RÉPIT PROVIDENCE, MAISON
HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE
Core mission support
REVDEC
Core mission support
UNITED WAY SERVING
KINGSTON, FRONTENAC,
LENNOX AND ADDINGTON
2013 fundraising campaign
VILLA PIERROT
Core mission support
WINGS OF HOPE QUÉBEC
Water supplies projects in
South America
WOMEN’S CENTER
OF MONTREAL
Integrated mother-child
intervention program
YWCA METRO VANCOUVER
Crabtree Corner’s programs
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HEALTHCARE
CHU SAINTE-JUSTINE
FOUNDATION
Clinical skills and attitudes
learning center
FONDATION DE LA RECHERCHE
SUR LE DIABÈTE JUVÉNILE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
FONDATION DE L’HÔPITAL
DE MEMPHRÉMAGOG
2012-2016 Major financing
campaign
FONDATION DE L’HÔTEL-DIEU
DE SAINT-JÉRÔME
Major financing campaign
FONDATION DE L’INSTITUT
NAZARETH ET LOUIS-BRAILLE
Low vision room
REVIVRE
Core mission support
FONDATION DU CENTRE
HOSPITALIER DE L’UNIVERSITÉ
DE MONTRÉAL
Major financing campaign
S.O.S. DÉPANNAGE GRANBY ET
RÉGION
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
FONDATION DU CENTRE
UNIVERSITAIRE DE SANTÉ
MCGILL
Major financing campaign
SANTROPOL ROULANT
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
FONDATION HÔPITAL CHARLES
LEMOYNE
2010-2015 Major financing
campaign
SECOURS AMITIÉ ESTRIE
Core mission support
SHARE THE WARMTH
Youth programs
SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
SOCIAL DE VILLE-MARIE
Homelessness service hub at
Place-des-Arts metro Station
ST. MICHAEL’S MISSION
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
TEL-AIDE
Core mission support
THE OLD BREWERY MISSION
Accompaniment program for the
homeless people
TYNDALE ST-GEORGES
COMMUNITY CENTRE
After-school program
UNITED WAY OF GREATER
TORONTO
2013 fundraising campaign
FONDATION PALLI-AMI
Core mission support
FONDATION RENÉ-VERRIER
Specialize equipment for
palliative care at Maison
René-Verrier
FONDATION SOINS PALLIATIFS
ANDRÉ-CÔTÉ
Core mission support
LA FONDATION AU DIAPASON
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
MAISON DU PARC
Core mission support
Recognition of Mr. John Paul
Macdonald’s engagement as a
Governor
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH
SCIENCES CENTRE
FOUNDATION
Alzheimer’s disease and
dementia research
THE LIGHTHOUSE, CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES
Core mission support
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
Trainnig in entrepreneurship
program
THUNDER BAY REGIONAL
HEALTH SCIENCES
FOUNDATION
Cardiac catheterization lab
RIDEAU HALL FOUNDATION
Scholarship program
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EDUCATION
SOURDINE
Academic support for
deaf students
ASHOKA CANADA
Ashoka U Program
BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L’ÉCOLE
SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
FONDATION DE
L’UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL
Donation in memory of
Mr. Marcel Bélanger, former
Foundation’s governor
FONDATION DE L’ÉCOLE
PETER-HALL
Major financing campaign
FONDATION DE L’INSTITUT
DE RECHERCHES CLINIQUES
DE MONTRÉAL
« Donner pour la vie » major
financing campaign
FONDATION DE L’UNIVERSITÉ
DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL
Accessibility and perseverance
scholarship program for students
with disabilities
Scholarship program for
MBA students with collective
enterprises specialisation
FONDATION DE L’UNIVERSITÉ
DU QUÉBEC À TROIS-RIVIÈRES
Student accessibility bursary
program
Community engagement
scholarship program
FONDATION DU CENTRE
DE RÉADAPTATION EN
DÉPENDANCE DE MONTRÉAL
17-24 School Program
FONDATION DU SÉMINAIRE
DE SHERBROOKE
Major financing campaign
FONDATION
RESSOURCES-JEUNESSE
Core mission support
J. Armand Bombardier
leadership workshop
FONDS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
DU CENTRE FRANÇOISMICHELLE
Books adaptation for teenager
and young adults with reading
difficulties
FONDS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
DU COLLÈGE ÉDOUARDMONTPETIT
Virtual test bed simulator
LA FONDATION LE PHARE
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
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ROBOTIQUE FIRST QUÉBEC
Core mission support
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
UNIVERSITY
J. Armand Bombardier
internship program
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH
COLOMBIA
Graduate fellowships in
sustainable transportation
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Students mobility scholarship
program
Community engagement
scholarship program
UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC
À CHICOUTIMI
Aerospace Scholaship Program
Nikanote First Nation Center
VANGUARD DEVELOPMENT
FUND
2013-2018 Major financing
campaign
YOUTH FUSION
Core mission support
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
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ARTS AND CULTURE
FONDATION DU MUSÉE
NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS
DU QUÉBEC
Art camps for youth aged 6 to 17
IMAGO THÉÂTRE
Core mission support
LA MAISON THÉÂTRE
Découvertes théâtrales
accessibility program
LE CARRÉ DES LOMBES
Cultural mediation program
LE PETIT THÉÂTRE DE
SHERBROOKE
Core mission support
LE VIEUX MOULIN D’ULVERTON
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
LES CORRESPONDANCES
D’EASTMAN
Foundation’s employee volunteer
recognition program
LES GRANDS BALLETS
CANADIENS DE MONTRÉAL
Nutcracker Fund for children
MCCORD MUSEUM
Educational program
ORCHESTRE MÉTROPOLITAIN
Core mission support
GIANT STEPS FOUNDATION
Integration program for
autistic students
ORFORD ARTS CENTER
2011-2013 Major financing
campaign
POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL
Research Chair in Integrated
Desing for Efficient Aircraft (IDEA)
POINTE-À-CALLIÈRE
Major financing campaign
30 —
OUR
KNITTERS
—
HEAD
KNITTER
—
BEHIND-THE-SCENES
HEROES
—
THE FAITHFUL
ACCOMPLICES
—
THE MUSES
She who crochets
faster than her shadow,
who assembles, brings
together, and influences.
Those who make even
our craziest dreams
possible!
Those who form
alliances, propose
solutions, and fuel
innovation.
Those who spread
the seeds of culture,
who guide us to
amazing horizons,
and who promote the
community’s artistic
development.
Expertises
Philanthropic Activities
Department, J. Armand
Bombardier Museum,
Yvonne L. Bombardier
Cultural Centre,
Administrative Services
Expertises
Landscaping,
accounting,
maintenance, finance,
management, computer
technology, human
resources, exhibition
assembly.
Distinguishes herself by
her infectious fortitude
and inspiring vision.
Distinguish themselves
by their sense of
humour and friendliness.
Lyne Lavoie
Denis Cabana
Mario Choquette
Jacob Fontaine-Brien
Stéphane Gagnon
Claudette B. Gravel
Sonia Labrecque
Carole Richard
Vikki Poirier
2013-2014 Annual Report of Activities — Employees
Expertises
Philanthropy, transfer
of knowledge, needs
analysis, writing,
networking.
Distinguish themselves
by their upbeat
accessibility and
motivating energy.
Ginette Belley
Ode Belzile
Maeva Dourthe
Andréane Gaudreault
Martine Richard
Expertises
Educational and
cultural leadership,
exhibition design,
customer service,
document management,
dissemination.
Distinguish themselves
by their dynamic nature
and ability to constantly
reinvent their site.
Claudie Archambault
Andrée Bilodeau
Patricia Bossé
Karine Corbeil
France Dubois
Michelle Nadeau
Sylvie Niquette
Mélissa Petit
Chantal Raymond
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KEEPERS OF
THE MEMORY
—
THE KNOWLEDGE
SHARERS
—
THE CONNECTED ONES
—
THE ASTUTE
ARTISANS
Those who travel in
time, who explore the
memories, and who
share their treasures.
Those who embody
the Foundation’s
many faces, who bring
programs to life, and
who pass on the flame
lit by Joseph-Armand
Bombardier.
Those who weave
the stitches of our
network and who juggle
audiences, messages,
and mediums so well.
Those who preserve the
collection, display it, and
take it out for rides with
our visitors.
Expertises
Archives,
documentation,
conservation, history,
heritage promotion.
Distinguish themselves
by their attention to
detail and in-depth
knowledge of our
history.
Diane Bolduc
Sandra Leriche
Raphaël Bourgeois
Anita Pinsonneault
Andrée Richer
Martine Gauthier
Expertises
Educational and cultural
activities, customer
service, translation,
scientific popularization,
transfer of knowledge.
Distinguish themselves
by their contagious
laughter and verbal
agility.
Sophie Charbonneau
Clémence CloutierDeschênes
Mathieu Côté
Angéline Cyr
Caroline Forget
Colette Fugère
Martin Giguère
Cédrik Lampron
Aurélie B. Leclair
Catherine Longpré
Marie Meunier
Julie Miller
Annie Poulin
Expertises
Social networks, Web,
communications,
marketing, writing, event
organization.
Distinguish themselves
by their reasoned
folly and distinctive
presentations.
Geneviève Couture
Marianne Dandurand
Madelaine Houde
Carole-Anne Ménard
Marlène Pawliw
Josée Petit
Expertises
Audiovisuals,
museology, restoration,
conservation, exhibition
design and assembly,
representations.
Distinguish themselves
by their ability to
reconcile tradition and
the contemporary and
to make the ingenuity
of the past significant in
the context of today.
Jérôme Pansini
Guy Pépin
Danny Roseberry
Marie-Chantal Clin
Mario Landry
Fondation
J. Armand Bombardier
head office
—
1000 J.-A.-Bombardier Avenue
Valcourt, Québec J0E 2L0
450-532-2258
philanthropic activities office
—
1155 Metcalfe, Suite 2100
Montréal, Québec H3B 2V6
514-876-4555
bombardierfoundation.ca
graphic design
Tania Jiménez, Pulpa
printing Imprime Emploi, a social integration
enterprise whose mission is to fight
poverty and exclusion.
photo credits
J. Armand Bombardier Foundation
Maxime Picard
Tzara Maud
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